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In Bush v. Gore (2000), |
| | A) | a majority of justices ruled that the manual recount in Florida violated the equal protection clause. |
| | B) | the most conservative justices sided with George W. Bush. |
| | C) | the justices invoked their individual interpretations of the case. |
| | D) | the justices upheld the decision of the Florida Supreme Court. |
| | E) | the justices did not uphold the decision of the Florida Supreme Court; otherwise, all of the answers are correct. |
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The Supreme Court receives about _____ applications for review every year. |
| | A) | 1,000 |
| | B) | 3,000 |
| | C) | 8,000 |
| | D) | 12,000 |
| | E) | 25,000 |
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_____ was the first female Supreme Court justice in the United States. |
| | A) | Ruth Bader Ginsburg |
| | B) | Sandra Day O'Connor |
| | C) | Jeanne Kirkpatrick |
| | D) | Kay Bailey Hutchison |
| | E) | Nancy Kassebaum |
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_____ was the first African American Supreme Court justice in the United States. |
| | A) | Clarence Thomas |
| | B) | Antonin Scalia |
| | C) | Thurgood Marshall |
| | D) | Louis Brandeis |
| | E) | Felix Frankfurter |
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Which of the following statements is true? |
| | A) | The vast majority of cases involve issues of statutory and administrative law. |
| | B) | The vast majority of cases involve issues of constitutional law. |
| | C) | Statutory law is derived from administrative law. |
| | D) | Administrative law is set by legislatures instead of government agencies. |
| | E) | Most cases are state cases and involve issues of constitutional law. |
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The president that made 30% and 25%, respectively, of his federal judge appointees from women and minority groups was |
| | A) | Ronald Reagan. |
| | B) | George H.W. Bush. |
| | C) | George W. Bush. |
| | D) | Bill Clinton. |
| | E) | Richard Nixon. |
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The American legal system is based on the _____ tradition. |
| | A) | Irish |
| | B) | French |
| | C) | English |
| | D) | Italian |
| | E) | Greek |
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Which of the following acts as a constraint on federal judges? |
| | A) | U.S. Constitution |
| | B) | statutory law |
| | C) | precedent |
| | D) | political preferences of judges |
| | E) | all of these: U.S. Constitution, statutory law, and precedent |
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Which of the following decisions suggests that the Supreme Court justices are attentive to public opinion? |
| | A) | voluntary school prayer in the public schools |
| | B) | desegregation of public schools with all deliberate speed |
| | C) | police informing suspected felons of their rights |
| | D) | ban on burning the flag |
| | E) | None of the answers are correct. |
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The Supreme Court's term begins on |
| | A) | January 1. |
| | B) | March 1. |
| | C) | July 1. |
| | D) | October 1. |
| | E) | November 30. |
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Each state has |
| | A) | at least one federal district court. |
| | B) | a circuit court of appeals. |
| | C) | a district court and a circuit court. |
| | D) | a specialized tax court. |
| | E) | None of the answers are correct. |
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Typically, the Supreme Court justices review about _____ percent of the cases heard by the circuit court of appeals. |
| | A) | 1 |
| | B) | 10 |
| | C) | 20 |
| | D) | 33 |
| | E) | 50 |
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The merit plan for selecting state judges is used more prevalently in |
| | A) | New England. |
| | B) | the South. |
| | C) | the Middle Atlantic states. |
| | D) | the middle of the country. |
| | E) | the West coast. |
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_____ was rejected as a Supreme Court nominee in 1987. |
| | A) | Anthony Kennedy |
| | B) | Douglas Ginsberg |
| | C) | Robert Bork |
| | D) | Clarence Thomas |
| | E) | David Souter |
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John Marshall was appointed chief justice by President |
| | A) | George Washington. |
| | B) | John Adams. |
| | C) | Aaron Burr. |
| | D) | Thomas Jefferson. |
| | E) | James Madison. |
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Which of the following was not appointed by President Ronald Reagan? |
| | A) | William Rehnquist |
| | B) | Sandra Day O'Connor |
| | C) | Antonin Scalia |
| | D) | Anthony Kennedy |
| | E) | John Paul Stevens |
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What is an amicus curiae brief? |
| | A) | "on behalf of the court" brief |
| | B) | "friend of the court" brief |
| | C) | "educate the court" brief |
| | D) | "to help the court" brief |
| | E) | None of the answers are correct. |
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The Supreme Court obtained the power of judicial review in |
| | A) | Article III of the Constitution. |
| | B) | the Judiciary Act of 1789. |
| | C) | Federalist No.78. |
| | D) | Marbury v. Madison (1803). |
| | E) | McCulloch v. Maryland (1819). |
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Most federal cases are resolved by |
| | A) | mediators. |
| | B) | district court judges. |
| | C) | circuit court judges. |
| | D) | Supreme Court justices. |
| | E) | None of the answers are correct. |
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The sovereignty of each state is protected by |
| | A) | federal law. |
| | B) | Article VI of the Constitution. |
| | C) | the First Amendment. |
| | D) | the Tenth Amendment. |
| | E) | heritage and cultural traditions. |
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